Bane (Tom Hardy), left, and Batman (Christian Bale) square off over Gotham City this summer in Christopher Nolan's conclusion to his Caped Crusader finale, "The Dark Knight Rises," opening on Friday. (Warner Bros.)

Rush Limbaugh's latest efforts to thwart the Obama campaign continue, but does that make him the hero or the villain if we're using comic book parallels like he did this week.

The polarizing political talk show host noticed Batman's newest arch-villain in "The Dark Knight Rises" is named Bane, which sounds like the public investment firm Bain Capital, which Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney founded in 1984.

So Limbaugh thinks Democrats will draw enough comparisons between the masked film terrorist and Romney's company to convince voters of the evil traits they may or may not share.

"Do you think that it is accidental that the name of the really vicious fire-breathing, four-eyed villain in the movie is named Bane?" Limbaugh asked.

"There's discussion out there on whether or not this is purposeful, and whether or not it will influence voting," he continued. "A lot of people are going to see the movie. A lot of braindead people -- entertainment, the pop culture crowd."

Limbaugh argues that "braindead" voters will hear the villain's name enough and see the horrible things he does to Gotham City and their beloved Batman and subsequently associate that with Bain Capital and Romney. At least that's what Limbaugh contends the Democrats are hoping for with "The Dark Knight Rises."

What do you think? Do you sense an agenda from director Christopher Nolan and Warner Brothers to push a liberal, anti-Romney message with a villain (who has existed since 1993) who, as Limbaugh astutely notes, seems more like an Occupy Wall Street protestor than anything?

"You may think this is ridiculous, but this is the kind of stuff the Obama team is lining up," Limbaugh says.